No oral mentioning for urgent hearing of cases will be allowed: CJI Khanna, ET LegalWorld
Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Tuesday said no oral submissions for urgent listing and hearing of cases will be permitted and urged lawyers to either send emails or written letters for it. Usually lawyers mention their cases before the CJI-led bench at the outset of the day’s proceedings for out of turn listings […]
SC upholds NCLT’s order that allowed interim distribution of funds from escrow account of BKEL, ET LegalWorld
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the National Company Law Appellate Tribunal’s September 19 order that allowed interim distribution of funds from the escrow account of Baleshwar Kharagpur Expressway Ltd. (BKEL), an arm of IL&FS Transportation Networks Ltd. (ITNL). A Bench led by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud rejected the Infrastructure Leasing & Financial Services’ (IL&FS) […]
PMLA can’t be allowed to detain accused for unreasonably long period: Delhi HC, ET LegalWorld
The Delhi High Court has said that the stringent provisions of Prevention of Money Laundering Act (PMLA) cannot be allowed to detain accused persons for an unreasonably long period. It said that when “the trial is not likely to conclude in a reasonable time, Section 45 (of PMLA) cannot be allowed to become a shackle […]
Here’s what he will not be allowed to do, ET LegalWorld
In big relief to Delhi Chief Minister, Supreme Court on Friday granted bail to Arvind Kejriwal in CBI case of alleged excise policy scam. The two-judge bench, comprising Justices Surya Kant and Ujjal Bhuyan, had reserved the order on September 5, after the hearing was concluded. The AAP chief was arrested by the CBI on […]